Linda Stufflebean, blog author from the website Empty Branch Family Tree has shared this blog with us as part of our “How I Solved It” Series. This blog explains how the author solved the puzzle of an ancestor named Lucy of the Lakin family during Colonial Times. The challenge presents itself as the Lakins have multiple marriages within other…
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How I Solved It: Jane P Thompson Burt Billings: An Estimable Lady of Oberlin Tales From The Cave – My Adventures In Genealogy
Anne Faulkner, blog author from the website Ancestor Archaeology, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog explains how Anne located information on her 3rd great-grandparents after reaching out to an Ohio genealogy Facebook group with minimal information except for an occupation and the name “Mr. Burt”. Asking for a…
How I Solved It: How a 200-Year-Old Family Feud Solved a Brick Wall Problem
Legacy Tree Genealogists has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series” which tells the story about how they were hired for a family research project that led to the discovery of a very interesting court case that solved a tricky brick wall about the parentage of William T. Boykin.
How I Solved It: Thomas and Alice Hutchins Drake: A Study of Mistaken Assumptions
Alice Clark, blog author and president of the South Bend Area Genealogical Society, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog tells the story of the local Goodwill that received personal items which included photographs in a recent donation. These items were given to the local genealogy…
How I Solved It: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor in Norway
Kitty Cooper, author of Kitty Cooper’s Blog, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog provided a very detailed look at how she found an immigrant ancestor in records and databases in the US and Norway. She manages to find multiple records and ends with the proof of…
How I Solved It: DNA Happy Dance & A New-To-Me Resource
Amberly Beck, blog author from the website Genealogy Girl, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog explained how DNA opened a door to find out information about a family that was otherwise unknown until she compared family trees with DNA matches and actual records.
How I Solved It: Family Mystery Solved! Two Lost Boys Found
DiAnn Iamarino Ohama, blog author from the website Family Tree Advice, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog solves the mystery through wondering what happened to her Italian family that traveled back and forth between the US and Italy and apparently left behind two children born in the US….
How I Solved It: A Family Court Dispute Found in Google Books
Patricia Greber, blog author from the website My Genealogy Life, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog explains how she conducted a Google Book search which brings up snippets of information on an ancestor. The snippets provide enough information to hire a researcher to look at the original…
How I Solved It: Treasure Chest Thursday: Mom’s Address Book Solves a Burk Mystery
Marian Wood, blog author from the website Climbing My Family Tree, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog tells how she used her mother’s address book as an unconventional resource that we don’t often think about. It’s a good reminder to look at everything when going through a…
How I Solved It: Ancestry Shaking Leaf vs. Genealogy Brick Wall
Nancy Loe, blog author from the website Sassy Jane Genealogy, has shared this blog as part of our ongoing “How I Solved It Series”. This blog tells the story about how paying attention to a shaky leaf that originally she was hesitant to follow led her to break through a huge brick wall in her research.
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